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State flag of Virginia Location of Virginia in the U.S. map. This is a list of notable people who were born in the U.S. state of Virginia, were raised or lived in Virginia, or for whom Virginia is a significant part of their identity. Those not born in Virginia are marked with §.
Jean-Antoine Houdon at work in his atelier, 1804, by Louis-Léopold Boilly, Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris.. Houdon was born in Versailles, on 20 March 1741. [2] In 1752, he entered the Académie royale de peinture et de sculpture, where he studied with René-Michel Slodtz, Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, and Jean-Baptiste Pigalle. [3]
This category includes people who were identified with what is now West Virginia before the partition of Virginia in 1863. Subcategories This category has the following 18 subcategories, out of 18 total.
Arthur Ashe was born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1943. Chris Smith/Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images One thing to know : In 1963, Arthur Ashe became the first Black player selected for the US ...
B. Bertrand Badré; François Claude du Barail; Jacques Bardoux; Charles-Louis Barreswil; Aimée Batier; Jean Bayet; Adolphe Bazaine-Vasseur; François Achille Bazaine
This category includes people who were notable in the Colony of Virginia prior to the era of American Revolution. That is, they were notable before about 1765. People who are primarily associated with the Revolutionary era are located Category:People of Virginia in the American Revolution, instead of this category.
Perry Redd (born 1964), social activist and organizer, and songwriter; born in D.C. Tony Ressler (born 1960), billionaire and owner of the Atlanta Hawks; born in D.C. Andrew Tate (born 1986), American-British media personality, businessman, and former professional kickboxer born in D.C.
Virginia Estelle Randolph (May 1870 – March 16, 1958) was an American educator in Henrico County, Virginia. [1] She was named the United States' first "Jeanes Supervising Industrial Teacher" by her Superintendent of Schools, Jackson Davis, [2] and she led a program funded by the Jeanes Foundation to upgrade vocational training throughout the U.S. South as her career progressed.